AWS Direct Connect introduces inbound prefix controls and higher prefix scale

AWS Direct Connect ยท 2026-08-20

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Technical Details

Regions all commercial AWS Regions, AWS GovCloud Regions (US-East and US-West), Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region
Cost Impact Neutral
IaC Impact High

What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Configure and allocate prefix capacities using the AWS Direct Connect console or CLI/API to take advantage of the new inbound prefix controls, which allow up to 1,000 prefixes per VIF and provide better scalability and management of your network routes.

For Platform Teams

Integrate inbound prefix controls into your network architecture to right-size prefix capacity per workload, improving scalability and management efficiency of your AWS Direct Connect configurations.

For Executives

Evaluate adopting inbound prefix controls for AWS Direct Connect to optimize route-prefix management and scale, enabling more efficient network architecture and potentially reducing operational overhead associated with managing large networks.

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